Postcode PL3 5RL (Plymouth)

Map showing PL3 5RL and nearby postcodes

The postcode PL3 5RL is located in Plymouth It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. PL3 5RL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

PL3 5RL is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of PL3 5RL as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to PL3 5RL is Leighton Road which is centered 84 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Kneele Gardens and is 88 m away. The closest railway station is Plymouth Rail Station, 2.58 km away.

The closest primary school to PL3 5RL (for ages 11 and under) is Manadon Vale Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 2, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Boniface's RC College. The last OFSTED inspection on November 27, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of PL3 5RL is Wheelers Food Bar and is 5.1 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 28, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from A Farm Pizza and is 5.11 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 24, 2017.

Residents reported an average download speed of 168.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for PL3 5RL is covered by the Devon & Cornwall police force association and Plymouth Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to PL3 5RL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to PL3 5RL, and the approximate distance away.

Leighton Road 84 m
Alleyn Gardens 111 m
Kneele Gardens 120 m
Maitland Drive 140 m
Margaret Park 144 m
Drax Gardens 173 m
Linketty Lane West 189 m
Burnett Road 254 m
Beaumaris Gardens 263 m
Torland Road 303 m
Corfe Avenue 323 m
Southwell Road 332 m
Manadon Hill 348 m
Manadon Drive 375 m
Powderham Road 407 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode PL3 5RL

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from PL3 5RL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Manadon Vale Primary School Good
(April 2, 2019)
258 m
St Boniface's RC College Requires improvement
(November 27, 2019)
700 m
Widey Court Primary School Good
(May 14, 2019)
742 m
Courtlands School Good
(December 18, 2019)
742 m
Eggbuckland Community College Requires improvement
(March 4, 2020)
786 m
King's School 789 m
Compton CofE Primary School Good
(May 26, 2021)
951 m
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Good
(June 13, 2019)
1.05 km
Pennycross Primary School Good
(November 18, 2021)
1.3 km
Devonport High School for Girls Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.46 km
Hyde Park Junior School 1.58 km
Hyde Park Infants' School Serious Weaknesses
(November 4, 2021)
1.59 km
Montpelier Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
1.6 km
All Saints Church of England Academy Requires improvement
(October 2, 2019)
1.66 km
Plymouth College 1.68 km
Shakespeare Primary School 1.83 km
St Edward's CofE Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
1.88 km
Austin Farm Academy Special Measures
(November 5, 2021)
1.98 km
St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy Requires improvement
(March 7, 2018)
1.98 km
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
2.09 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from PL3 5RL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kardkadia Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 9, 2018
5.09 km
RG Seafoods Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 14, 2014
5.1 km
The In Butchers Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
5.1 km
Torpoint Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2016
5.1 km
Town Fryer Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
5.1 km
Warrens Bakery Limited Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 31, 2018
5.1 km
Wheelers Food Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 28, 2016
5.1 km
The Old Rowing Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2017
5.1 km
Drecklys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 20, 2021
5.1 km
A Farm Pizza Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 24, 2017
5.11 km
Dashers Cornish Bakery Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
April 12, 2019
5.11 km
Courtyard Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 28, 2019
5.12 km
Hearts Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 5, 2017
5.12 km
Just Be Coffee Wine Lounge Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 7, 2018
5.2 km
Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
June 1, 2015
5.22 km
Torpoint Band Hut Playschool Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 16, 2015
5.22 km
Torpoint Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
5.23 km
Saltash Sailing Club Fast Food Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 25, 2018
5.23 km
Udal Garth Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 31, 2018
5.24 km
Cafe Abundance Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 26, 2018
5.28 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to PL3 5RL - Data from Apr 2022

Kneele Gardens Bus Stop/Station 88 m
Maitland Drive Bus Stop/Station 100 m
Golden Hind Bus Stop/Station 123 m
Golden Hind Bus Stop/Station 153 m
Manadon Wood Bus Stop/Station 178 m
Plymouth Rail Station Rail 2.58 km
Keyham Rail Station Rail 3.42 km
Devonport Rail Station Rail 3.51 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 3.79 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 3.79 km
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage Ferry 3.79 km
Plymouth City Airport Air 3.05 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to PL3 5RL - Data from Dec 2021

Blindman's Wood Woodland Or Forest 213 m
Manadon Wood Woodland Or Forest 436 m
Hartley Vale Valley 646 m
Quarry Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Ham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Woodland Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km
Broomball Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.37 km
Drake's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.43 km
Whitleigh Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Drake's Place Reservoir Inland Water 2.59 km
Efford Warren Woodland Or Forest 3.07 km
Northdown Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.08 km
Arnold's Point Wetland 3.16 km
Budshead Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.17 km
Leigham Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.17 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for PL3 5RL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 168.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.1 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 23.8 1.3
30-300 Mbps 0% 149 14.7
300+ Mbps 100% 526.5 37.5

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 237,601 kWh - mean 16,972 kWh : median 14,714 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

14 meters consuming 58,029 kWh - mean 4,145 kWh : median 4,350 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for PL3 5RL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.39975000
Longitude -4.13423400
OS Easting 248416
OS Northing 0057719
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27321
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Devon & Cornwall

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
Electoral Ward Compton
Local Authority District Plymouth
Region / Government Office Region South West
European Electoral Region South West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Heart of the South West
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Devon and Cornwall

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000026
Travel To Work Area Plymouth

NHS

NHS England Region South West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Plymouth Teaching
Cancer Alliance Peninsula
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Devon
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Devon CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Plymouth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Plymouth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33047905
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Plymouth 016
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Plymouth 016A
Output Area / Small Area 6B3